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Poverty is the step-mother of genius.


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The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.



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Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.



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Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.



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Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.



The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.



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Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.



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